Everyday Health & Wellness
Healthy Weight
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Our Healthy Weight program is designed for people who are looking for a personalized, comprehensive, sustainable, and effective way to manage their weight. This program is for those looking to optimize their weight, whether it be gaining lean body mass, reducing body fat, or BOTH! The goal of Healthy Weight is to provide you with the tools, knowledge,…
Why should I use the River Bend Patient Portal?
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Our Patient Portal is one of the best services we offer our patients, and we would really like to motivate more of our patients to use this program. Here are a few reasons why you should consider using the Patient Portal: No need to use the phone! One of our most common patient complaints is…
Where to Find After Hours Care
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At River Bend Medical Associates, your health is our priority. We work with local urgent care centers to ensure that you have access to after-hours care. Our on-call physician can provide an after hours phone consult, but urgent care facilities allow for a medical assessment. Urgent care facilities offer many of the services that an…
Triage Saves Lives
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Quite often in our line of work, what seems to be inconsequential turns out to be critical. That’s why I never taken anything for granted. Details matter. My favorite example of this is a story I have from a few years ago, when I received a call from an elderly man whose chief complaint was…
MyFitness Pal
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A Brief Review of MyFitnessPal One of our favorite apps is MyFitness Pal. For best results, we suggest using it in conjunction with our Brittany, our Registered Dietician. She works under close medical supervision to help you reach your health goals. Even if you are not enrolled, keeping an accurate food journal has a variety…
Common Misconceptions About Calling Our Triage Line
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If you’ve had a test and are awaiting your results, you deserve to know them as soon as possible. You also will want to talk through your results with a licensed medical provider who can help you take the next step. When you call the River Bend office and ask for your results, we may…
7 Times the Scale is Lying to You
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The scale can be a valuable tool in any weight-loss journey. It can tell you where you started and help you track your progress. It’s the tool people use most as a measure of success–or failure. As useful as the scale can be, don’t forget that it’s just one tool you can use, not the…
10 Habits of Unsuccessful Dieters
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What could be more frustrating than not seeing the scale drop despite days or weeks of doing everything right? After all that hard work—all the cookies you didn’t eat, all the willpower you maintained, all the time you logged at the gym—how could you not have lost any weight? It’s enough to make even the…
